Tired of Homosexual Stories being covered by the Media

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It matters to those fighting for the right of marriage equality because marriage means something that is recognized as a genuine union of two people, which just living together as like a civil union does not. Plus, people just shacking up together don't have the right to visit one's spouse in the hospital, and even rights of inheritance might be iffy. Those are just things that heterosexual married couples take for granted. And who says gays and their allies aren't religious? I know some LGBT people who are genuinely people of faith.

I meant to say religious in my previous post.

Partership and marital rights shouldn't be the same fight as whether gay marriage should be legalised. It's a case of law and religion overlapping. If marriage is a religious union, why should those who are secular have to go through that ceremony to have the same rights, gay or not?

The actual, legal marriage is when you get the marriage licence, while the clergy who performs the marriage in a religious institution is actually just a witness, who signs the marriage document to that fact (that was explained to my wife and me when we got married almost fourteen years ago). That's why people can go to the courthouse and officially get married without a church, temple, mosque, what have you.

IMO, it doesn't matter what sort of media outlet glorifies gay marriage or depicts it in a negative light. Media outlets in my area have a habit of portraying gay marriage in a negative light even though Portland is known for being friendly towards the LGBT community.

Really? That's nothing short of weird.

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Maybe it is, but you can tell some reporters in my area are trying so hard to NOT let their opinions against their LGBT community shoot out of their mouths.

While The Advocate magazine had Spokane listed as one of the most gay friendly cities in the country, there are still unfortunately more than enough homophobes in the Spokane area.

As do I...

Question:

A same-sex couple living in an American state where same-sex marriage is not legal travels to a state where they

are married legally.

They return to their home state.

Some time later, one of them dies....the family; siblings, children from a former marriage, whatever, demand all

assets belonging to the deceased person.

The surviving spouse insists that he/she inherits it all, because they were married....

What happens?

At this moment (the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to publish its opinion any day now which could change all this) ... the intestate laws of the deceased's state of residency would govern the estate resolution. In other words, if the state of residency resists recognizing same-sex marriages, the estate would likely be resolved among the deceased's living heirs (parents, siblings, etc.). However, a civil suit or probate complaint could challenge the intestacy laws by showing convincing evidence that the deceased desired a resolution of the estate other than how the laws provide. Having a written will, power of attorney and funeral plans (which don't rely on marriage) is always a good idea even if a couple is lawfully married.

...Well...

You're tired of hearing about it? Imagine how exhausting it must be to live it.

There are some bills in the works but as recently as a few years ago, in this state, you could be evicted from your rental for being gay. You could be fired for being gay. Most attorneys would agree that a straight man in prison in this state has more rights than a free gay man.

I don't give a damn what my gay, married friends Jeff & Jason do. They should have all the same rights that i do.

You hear about it because they don't.

Amen.